Kings will go ahead as per plan: Imrul
Sports Correspondent
7th May, 2021 10:33:26
Bashundhara Kings President Imrul Hassan said that they will go ahead as per their plan after Asian Football Confederation didn t make any announcement on AFC Cup postponement.
“We’ll go ahead as per plan because AFC made no new announcement of postponement. Moreover, the AFC match commissioner instructed us yesterday (Thursday) to complete our preparations for the competition,” Imrul told The Daily Sun on Friday.
“We’ve completed all formalities for the tour. The team is also well prepared. Hopefully, they will leave Dhaka for Maldives on Sunday,” Imrul, who is also the first vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation, added.
Coach Jamie Day to arrive Monday
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DHAKA, May 6, 2021 (BSS)- English-born Bangladesh national football team’s head coach Jamie Day will return to Dhaka from the United Kingdom on Monday (May 10) night after spending his vacation.
He will be accompanied by national team’s assistant coach Stuart Watkiss and goalkeeper coach Les Cleevely. The English coaches went on vacation after the end of the tri-nation tournament in Nepal.
The Bangladesh Football Federation has set a tentative date to start the national football team training camp on May 12. Coach Jamie Day is returning to Dhaka to start the preparations for the national football team for the remaining three matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers.
Kamal Ziaul Islam: A legend in his own time
KZ Islam, who died on May 3, 2021.
A titan, a legend, an iconoclast, a pioneer these are some of the words that come to one s mind when recalling the memory of Kamal Ziaul Islam, popularly known as KZ Islam, who passed away on May 3, 2021. It is hard to accept that his charming personality and uplifting presence will no longer be a part of our lives. A charismatic figure, equally at ease with seniors, contemporaries and juniors, KZ Islam was the life of every gathering and his infectious optimism and ebullient personality would win him friends wherever he went.
Kings face Baridhara in BPL second phase opener
Staff Correspondent
29th April, 2021 10:24:18
Players of Bashundhara Kings are seen during a training session at the Bashundhara Sports Complex at N-Block in Bashundhara Residential Area on Sunday.
Table-toppers Bashundhara Kings will take on Uttar Baridhara Club in the opening match of the second phase of Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital on Friday.
The match is scheduled to start at 04:00pm and will be telecast live on T Sports Digital (Youtube and Facebook).
Kings remained undefeated in the first leg and they are on top in the points table with 34 points from 12 matches with 11 wins and one draw and also eight points ahead of second-placed Sheikh Jamal DC.
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DHAKA, April 29, 2021 (BSS)- The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football resumes tomorrow (Friday) at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS).
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today released the fixture of the second round with three matches billed on the opening day.
Defending champions Bashundhara Kings will take on Uttar Baridhara Club in the day’s first match at 4 pm , Abahani Limited, Dhaka meet Bangladesh Police Football Club in the day’s second match 7 pm while Brothers Union Club Limited face Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra day’s third and last match of the fixture at 9 pm.
Instead of holding the matches in four venues BNS, Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi, Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla and Bir Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj the BFF has decided to use only BNS during the lockdown to maintain Covid-19 protocols.